teman tapi mesra

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === TTM === Etymology === Compound of teman (“friend”) +‎ tapi (“but”) +‎ mesra (“intimate”). Popularized by the musical duo Ratu as a song title in 2005. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /təˌman ˌtapi məsˈra/ [t̪əˌman̪ ˌt̪a.pi məsˈra] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: te‧man ta‧pi mes‧ra === Phrase === teman tapi mesra (neologism) A romantic friendship; an emotionally intense relationship between two cordial individuals engaging in romantic behavior. (neologism, by extension) A friend with benefits. ==== See also ==== hubungan tanpa status (“situationship”, literally “relationship without status”) === Further reading === “teman tapi mesra”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016